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Welcome to Scott Center ...

Scott Center is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Scott Center: Scott Ctr. (or less commonly used: Scott Cen., Scott Cent. or Scott Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Scott Center for more information about variations on the name of Scott Center.

Scott Center is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Scott Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Scott Center: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Scott Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scott Center.

  • Deposit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Hallstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • New Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Great Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
  • Lanesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Thompson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Scott Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scott Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scott Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott Center. See our Newspapers Page for Scott Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scott Center ...

Looking for more information about Scott Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Scott Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scott Center.

Adding Scott Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scott Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Scott Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scott Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scott Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Scott Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Scott Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.